[partisan]

At my first job after college, I was invited out for drinks with a group of co-workers. Being as shy as I was, I told them I had a big day ahead of me the next day and that I couldn't stay out late. Well, my manager caught wind of this and called me into her office to explain myself at which point she gave me the next two days off to ensure that I would have no excuse for not going. I went and had a great time.

I had a healthy fear of her but she was also a friend to me and gave me relationship and career advice at every possible opportunity.